ESI Group Announces Partnership with Renault Group for Numerical Calculation

Micad 2002, Paris, March 26, 2002 - ESI Group, a leading provider of virtual prototyping and manufacturing solutions, today announced a partnership agreement with Renault Group in the field of numerical calculation and the deployment of numerical simulation solutions. As part of the agreement, ESI Group's Virtual Try-Out Space (VTOS), will become one of Renault Group's numerical simulation reference tools. The use of ESI Group's applications in such a critical business sector demonstrates Renault Group's commitment to reducing development costs and lead times for testing and prototyping.

Under the terms of the agreement, Renault will acquire licenses from ESI Group for solutions and related services involving numerical simulation of crash tests and sheet metal stamping. ESI Group will strengthen its expertise in the automotive sector and will develop several innovative projects relating to modeling and electromagnetic compatibility, and will also develop an environment for the collaborative management of Renault's numerical simulation data.

ESI Group's extensive and integrated product offering will allow Renault to reduce the number of simulation applications currently used, thereby reducing costs and complexity of operations. The ESI Group's Virtual Try-Out Space multi-trade solution will enable Renault to anticipate complex interactions such as the influence of manufacturing by stamping on the crash performance of a component, which would normally only be evident following real prototyping.

"Numerical simulation has become a key factor in providing a competitive edge in the automotive industry," said Alain de Rouvray, Chairman and CEO of ESI Group. "In today's fiercely competitive economic environment, Renault will be able to take advantage of our integrated solution and its inherent benefits while accelerating the transition from traditional, costly trial-and-error methods to those of a collaborative environment enabling continuous improvements of virtual prototypes."

PAM-CRASH makes it possible to predict a vehicle's behavior in crash test simulations. PAM-SAFE, a complementary product, simulates the effects of a vehicle's security systems on its occupants, for example airbag deployment and the effect of passenger retention systems on virtual dummies. The PAM-STAMP product family simulates the entire stamping process. The association of PAM-CRASH and PAM-STAMP makes it possible to obtain realistic information about the mechanical properties of the "as built" components in the crash performance of the vehicle. This is critical data for evaluating the resistance of body-in-white during crash tests.

PAM-CEM enables users to make realistic virtual analyses of the complex phenomena of electromagnetic radiation originating from the use of electronic equipment.

In addition to deploying its PAM-CEM solution at Renault's Electrical and Electronic Systems Engineering Division, ESI Group will develop an innovative project to study the on-board communications devices found in the newest generation of vehicles - including telephony, navigational tools and information systems - and their impact on electromagnetic compatibility.
The partnership will also focus on the implementation of numerical simulation data management, establishing direct communication among the numerical definition, the simulation and subsequently, the physical tests. Based on the technical data management applications already in place at Renault, the new system will make it possible to combine all information relating to the simulation of a vehicle, including static and dynamic calculations as well as crash, endurance and acoustic data.

About ESI Group 

Editor of virtual testing solutions, ESI Group is a pioneer and world leading provider of numerical simulation prototypes and manufacturing processes that take into account the physics of materials. ESI Group has developed an entire suite of coherent, industry oriented applications to realistically simulate a product's behavior during testing, to fine tune the manufacturing processes in synergy with the desired product performance, and to evaluate the environment's impact on product usage. ESI Group's product portfolio, which has been industrially validated and combined in multi-trade value chains, represents a unique collaborative, virtual engineering solution, known as the Virtual Try-Out Space (VTOS), enabling a continuous improvement on the virtual prototype. By drastically reducing costs and development lead times, VTOS solutions offer major competitive advantages by progressively eliminating the need for physical prototypes. With revenues close to euros 43 million in fiscal year 2001, ESI Group (Nouveau March�: Euronext Paris - Software - Euroclear 6584 - Bloomberg ESI FP - Reuters ESIG.LN ) employs over 300 high-level specialists worldwide. The company and its global network of agents provide sales and technical support to customers in more than 30 countries.

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